Do positive results persist into the second year of practicing the 4 Connections?

As with any initiative, commitment and energy tend to wane in the second year of implementation. Fewer faculty regularly attended 4 Connections FLC meetings, which left me (Sally) wondering if there would be a corresponding decrease in improved pass rates. Thankfully, we did not see that change in the data. While faculty may not have had time to attend the FLC meetings with as great a frequency, they certainly persisted in practicing the 4 Connections with their students.

Pass Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Pass Rates by Race/Ethnicity Before and After Implementing The 4 Connections
Race/Ethnicity	Pass Rates 2014-2015 and 2015-2016	n (duplicated)	Pass Rates 2016-2017 and 2017-2018	n (duplicated)
African American	71.17%	319	88.00%	329
Alaska Native, American Indian, Pacific Islander	79.00%	117	94.67%	148
Asian	92.17%	941	94.33%	1168
Hispanic	86.33%	388	91.67%	411
Other	87.17%	290	88.50%	482
Not Reported	86.83%	549	89.50%	761
White	90.67%	3764	93.34%	3817

Data in this table includes all students enrolled in courses taught by 24 faculty participants in The 4 Connections pilot. Fall, winter, and spring quarters are included.

Retention and Completion

We have just begun to look at retention and completion data for the cohort of students who took classes from the 24 faculty participants in the pilot group. Following just those who were enrolled in classes in Fall 2016, the first quarter of the 4 Connections at LWTech, we see the following results so far.

Fall-to-Fall Retention

Students not enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 48%
Students enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 54%
Students of color not enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 40%
Students of color enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 54%
White students not enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 49%
White students enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 55%

Completion

Students not enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 26%
Students enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 43%
Students of color not enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 23%
Students of color enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 40%
White students not enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 31%
White students enrolled in classes with the 24 pilot faculty members: 47%